Gates Brown
1963–1975 · bats L / throws R · Detroit Tigers
1,051G
.257AVG
.330OBP
.420SLG
582H
84HR
322RBI
30SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,051 | 2,545 | 2,262 | 330 | 582 | 78 | 19 | 84 | 322 | 242 | 275 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 950 | .257 | .330 | .420 | .750 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1964-07-12 to 1964-07-20
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1969-05-18 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1965-08-15 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1964-06-24 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 533 | 1282 | 278 | 50 | 167 | 137 | 129 | .248 | .324 | .427 |
| Away | 518 | 1263 | 304 | 34 | 155 | 105 | 146 | .266 | .324 | .413 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 93 | 207 | 42 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 24 | .228 | .309 | .348 |
| May | 156 | 340 | 81 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 44 | .267 | .329 | .396 |
| June | 190 | 406 | 87 | 13 | 47 | 38 | 45 | .240 | .308 | .412 |
| July | 184 | 464 | 119 | 20 | 63 | 39 | 45 | .288 | .341 | .487 |
| August | 210 | 578 | 147 | 22 | 93 | 51 | 62 | .284 | .343 | .479 |
| September | 206 | 508 | 94 | 15 | 55 | 60 | 49 | .213 | .303 | .346 |
| October | 12 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .300 | .310 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 131 | 293 | 67 | 16 | 46 | 42 | 26 | .273 | .372 | .543 |
| cleveland-guardians | 124 | 327 | 76 | 11 | 36 | 23 | 34 | .252 | .303 | .402 |
| baltimore-orioles | 109 | 253 | 57 | 10 | 29 | 20 | 38 | .250 | .304 | .434 |
| new-york-yankees | 107 | 232 | 53 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 19 | .245 | .297 | .361 |
| minnesota-twins | 106 | 256 | 57 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 38 | .241 | .285 | .388 |
| chicago-white-sox | 85 | 231 | 49 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 31 | .240 | .307 | .451 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 76 | 167 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 11 | .271 | .341 | .396 |
| california-angels | 65 | 162 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 18 | .244 | .358 | .430 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Detroit Tigers | 55 | 82 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .268 | – | – |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 123 | 426 | 116 | 15 | 54 | 11 | .272 | – | – |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 96 | 227 | 58 | 10 | 43 | 6 | .256 | – | – |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 169 | 45 | 7 | 27 | 3 | .266 | – | – |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 51 | 91 | 17 | 2 | 9 | – | .187 | – | – |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 67 | 92 | 34 | 6 | 15 | – | .370 | – | – |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 60 | 93 | 19 | 1 | 6 | – | .204 | – | – |
| 1970 | Detroit Tigers | 81 | 124 | 28 | 3 | 24 | – | .226 | – | – |
| 1971 | Detroit Tigers | 82 | 195 | 66 | 11 | 29 | 4 | .338 | – | – |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers | 103 | 252 | 58 | 10 | 31 | 3 | .230 | – | – |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers | 125 | 377 | 89 | 12 | 50 | 1 | .236 | – | – |
| 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 73 | 99 | 24 | 4 | 17 | – | .242 | – | – |
| 1975 | Detroit Tigers | 47 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .171 | – | – |